Government Quotes
You possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
AristophanesAristophanes It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson Government “planning” is not an alternative to chaos. It is a pre-emption of other people’s plans.
Thomas SowellThomas Sowell Democracy is not a form of government, but a form of social organisation.
B. R. AmbedkarB. R. Ambedkar Dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton The Constitution is a radical document, it is the job of the government to rein in people’s rights.
Bill ClintonBill Clinton Our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don’t care what it is.
Dwight D. EisenhowerDwight D. Eisenhower A permissive government is a government that leaves control to other sources.
B. F. SkinnerB. F. Skinner To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
Charles de GaulleCharles de Gaulle How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
Charles de GaulleCharles de Gaulle In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.
Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
Thomas PaineThomas Paine Government does not solve problems. It subsidizes them.
Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan It is impossible for African-Americans not to feel like their government is particularly targeting them.
Rand PaulRand Paul Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson We want a good government that works. Let us rise above caste divisions and nepotism and pledge to elect a government that is development oriented. Delhi needs a stable government and a strong government
Narendra ModiNarendra Modi